# find(1)

## NAME

         find - find files meeting a given condition

## SYNOPSIS

         find directory expression

## EXAMPLES

         find /  -name a.out -print
                             # Print all a.out paths

         find /usr/ast ! -newer f -ok rm {} \\;
                             # Ask before removing

         find /usr -size +20 -exec mv {} /big \\;
                             # move files > 20 blks

         find / ( -name a.out -o -name '*.o' ) -exec rm {}\\;
                             # 2 conds

## DESCRIPTION

         Find descends the file tree starting at the given directory checking each
         file  in  that  directory and its subdirectories against a predicate.  If
         the predicate is true,  an  action  is  taken.   The  predicates  may  be
         connected by -a (Boolean and), -o (Boolean or) and !  (Boolean negation).
         Each predicate is true under the conditions specified below.  The integer
         n  may  also be +n to mean any value greater than n, -n to mean any value
         less than n, or just n for exactly n.

            -name s  true if current filename is s (include shell wild cards)
            -size n  true if file size is n blocks
            -inum n  true if the current file's i-node number is n
            -mtime n true if modification time relative to today (in days) is n
            -links n true if the number of links to the file is n
            -newer f true if the file is newer than f
            -perm n  true if the file's permission bits = n (n is in octal)
            -user u  true if the uid = u (a numerical value, not a login name)
            -group g true if the gid = g (a numerical value, not a group name)
            -type x  where x is bcdfug (block, char, dir,  regular  file,  setuid,
         setgid)
            -xdev    do not cross devices to search mounted file systems

         Following the expression can be one of the following, telling what to  do
         when a file is found:

            -print   print the file name on standard output
            -exec    execute a MINIX command, {} stands for the file name
            -ok      prompts before executing the command

## SEE ALSO

         test(1), xargs(1).